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06/09/2014

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1968 - Lawrence Walker, An accordion player, sonwriter and a native of Duson, Louisiana passed away on this day at the age of 60. During the 1950s, he was considered one of the all-time great Cajun performers. Lawrence and brother Elton, a fiddler, formed their first band called The Walker Brothers. They made their recording debut for Bluebird in 1929 with "La Breakdown la Louisiane" and "La Vie Malheureuse." He recorded in the '50s and had success with "Reno Waltz" and "Evangeline Waltz" for George Khoury's label.

fact

1968 - Lawrence Walker, An accordion player, sonwriter and a native of Duson, Louisiana passed away on this day at the age of 60. During the 1950s, he was considered one of the all-time great Cajun performers. Lawrence and brother Elton, a fiddler, formed their first band called The Walker Brothers. They made their recording debut for Bluebird in 1929 with "La Breakdown la Louisiane" and "La Vie Malheureuse." He recorded in the '50s and had success with "Reno Waltz" and "Evangeline Waltz" for George Khoury's label.

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